- Other top performances on day four included Bahawalpur’s Imran and FATA’s Zahid’s five-fors; Lahore Whites’ Talat, Multan’s Bismillah and Faisalabad’s Hasan too hit centuries
- Second round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will begin on Sunday, 12 October at the same venues
- Scorecards and stats are available here
Lahore, 9 October 2025: The opening round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 ended with all five games culminating in draws in Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi on Thursday, 9 October. The next round will begin on Sunday.
Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Haris struck centuries to lead Peshawar to a declaration score of 376-5 in 102.4 overs on day four against Sialkot after resuming from overnight score of 154-4 at the Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar.
Rizwan – who brought up his 15th first-class century – struck 123 not out off 203 balls hitting 13 fours and one six, while Haris – who registered his maiden first-class ton – remained unbeaten on 100 off 113 balls inclusive of 11 fours and four sixes.
In turn, Sialkot were 156-3 in 29 overs, when the game ended in a draw. Mohsin Riaz (67, 56b, 9x4s, 2x6s) and Azan Awais (52 not out, 78b, 4x4s, 1x6) put on 111 for the third wicket before debutant Sufyan Moqim remove the former bagging his maiden first-class scalp.
Bahawalpur’s Muhammad Imran wreaked havoc with the ball against Abbottabad as he took 5-26 in 14 overs to skittle Abbottabad for 166 all out in 44.3 overs after they had resumed from their overnight score of 23-0 at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Mohammad Azam snapped three wickets.
Abbottabad – who incurred a 233-run first innings deficit – were made to follow on by Bahawalpur and they replied with 155-3 in 43 overs before the game ended in a draw.
Skipper Fakhar Zaman scored a half-century (61, 79b, 4x4s, 5x6s) and Shahzaib Khan chipped in with a 48 off 103 balls hitting eight fours. The duo gathered 80 runs together for the second wicket.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, the fixture between Lahore Whites and Islamabad also ended in a stalemate after Hussain Talat’s unbeaten century (106 not out, 161b, 9x4s, 2x6s) led his team to 301 all out from overnight score of 152-3.
In turn, Islamabad reached 158-3 in 42 overs – 113 ahead of Whites – with the help of Abdul Faseeh’s half-century (75, 88b, 9x4s, 2x6s) before both the team shook hands.
In the drawn contest between FATA and Multan, Bismillah Khan’s 138 off 158 balls including 16 fours and four sixes, remained one of the highlights at the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Multan fell for 394 in 102.5 overs after resuming from 88-3 on last day as Bismillah’s ton handed them a 121-run first innings lead.
For FATA, Zahid Mehmood bagged 5-99 in 29.5 overs, while Shahid Aziz and Sameen Gull picked up two wickets each. In turn, FATA were 39-1 in nine overs before the time ran out.
Karachi Blues were 296 runs ahead of Faisalabad in their second innings when the game ended in a draw at the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in Rawalpindi. Blues had added 173 runs for the fall of six wickets to their first innings lead of 123 with the help of another half-century from Saim Ayub (79, 84b, 9x4s, 3x6s).
For Faisalabad, Ahmed Safi Abdullah snapped 4-31 in 11 overs taking his match tally to 7-133. Earlier, Faisalabad’s opening batter Hasan Raza converted his overnight 73 not out into 172 off 239 balls hitting 22 fours and two sixes as his team managed 354 all out in 92.4 overs.
For Blues Mir Hamza and Mushtaq Ahmed picked up three wickets each.
Scores in brief
Karachi Blues v Faisalabad at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Match drawn
Karachi Blues 477 all out, 115.3 overs (Danish Aziz 155, Haroon Arshad 101, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 83, Saim Ayub 63, Omair Bin Yousuf 24, Mir Hamza 21; Faham-ul-Haq 3-59, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 3-102, Shehzad Gul 2-89) and Karachi Blues 173-6, 40 overs (Saim Ayub 79, Saad Baig 26, Omair Bin Yousuf 24; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 4-31)
Faisalabad 384-9, 92.4 overs (Hasan Raza 172, Muhammad Irfan Khan 78, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 22, Muhammad Awais Zafar 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 3-88, Mir Hamza 3-103, Rameez Aziz 2-19)
Abbottabad v Bahawalpur at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Match drawn
Bahawalpur 399 all out, 95.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 105, Muhammad Imran 66, Saifullah Bangash 48, Saad Khan 43, Mohammad Azab 38 not out, Mohammad Alamgir 32; Israr Hussain 3-78, Shahnawaz Dahani 3-86, Mohammad Adil 3-89)
Abbottabad 166 all out, 44.3 overs (Mohammad Suleman 41, Fakhar Zaman 38, Khalid Usman 31; Muhammad Imran 5-26, Mohammad Azab 3-43) and F/O 155-3, 43 overs (Fakhar Zaman 61, Shahzaib Khan 48, Yasir Khan 23)
FATA v Multan at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Match drawn
FATA 273 overs, 92.4 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 80, Haseebullah 63, Mohammad Wasim Khan 53, Mohammad Farooq 25; Aamer Yamin 5-48, Mohammad Ismail 2-92) and 39-1, in 9 overs (Mohammad Naeem 25 not out)
Multan 394 all out, 102.5 overs (Bismillah Khan 138, Sharoon Siraj 61, Zain Abbas 47, Arafat Minhas 34, Aamer Yamin 29; Zahid Mehmood 5-99, Shahid Aziz 2-64, Sameen Gul 2-90)
Lahore Whites v Islamabad at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Match drawn
Islamabad 256 all out, 76.4 overs (Shamyl Hussain 86, Musa Khan 35, Haris Rauf 34, Jawad Ali 27; Naseem Shah 5-34, Ubaid Shah 2-56) and 158-3, 42 overs (Abdul Faseeh 75, Faizan Riaz 30 not out, Shamyl Hussain 27; Salman Ali Agha 2-72)
Lahore Whites 301 all out, 71.4 overs (Hussain Talat 106 not out, Salman Ali Agha 47, Tayyab Tahir 43; Nusratullah 3-71, Mohammad Nawaz 2-34, Jawad Ali 2-76, Musa Khan 2-81)
Peshawar v Sialkot at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Match drawn
Peshawar 376-5 dec, 102.4 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 123 not out, Mohammad Haris 100 not out, Waqar Ahmed 67, Adil Amin 33, Israrullah 32; Amad Butt 2-77, Mehran Mumtaz 2-108)
Sialkot 156-3, 29 overs (Mohsin Riaz 67, Azan Awais 52 not out, Mohammad Huraira 23; Abuzar 2-14)
